Deadline for Notices of Intent to Participate
in a CARP proceeding on the negotiated rate adjustments for the
17 U.S.C. 118 noncommercial educational broadcasting compulsory
license for the period 2003-2007 (read
details)

December 2

Deadline for comments and proposals for the scheduling
of CARP proceedings to adjust royalty rates and terms under provisions
of the Copyright Act governing ephemeral recordings and digital
transmissions of performances of sound recordings.

December 18

Closing deadline for the initial round of comments
in the Copyright Office triennial rulemaking proceeding on exemptions
from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures
that control access to copyrighted works. These comments will
be limited to those proposing specific classes of works to be
exempted.

December 23

Deadline for Notices of Intent to Participate
in a CARP proceeding to set rates and terms under the statutory
license for eligible nonsubscription services to make certain
digital audio transmissions of sound recordings for the 2003-2004
period.

January 1,
2003

Effective date of final rule governing notices
of termination of transfers and licenses covering the extended
renewal term (read details)

Deadline for the second round of comments in the
Copyright Office triennial rulemaking proceeding on exemptions
from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures
that control access to copyrighted works. Those who oppose or
support any exemptions proposed in the initial comments will have
the opportunity to respond to the proposals made in the initial
comments and to provide factual information and legal argument
addressing whether a proposed exemption should be adopted.

The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress
announces a cost of living adjustment of 2 percent in the royalty
rates paid by colleges, universities, or other nonprofit educational
institutions that are not affiliated with National Public Radio
for the use of copyrighted published nondramatic musical compositions
in the BMI and ASCAP repertories. The cost of living adjustment
is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from October
2001 to October 2002. If no comments are received regarding the
proposed amendments to 37 C.F.R. 253.5 and 253.10 announced in the
October 30, 2002, Federal Register notice (67
FR 66090) and the final rules are published before January 1,
2003, the cost of living adjustments in this notice will become
effective on January 1, 2003. (read
details).

Due to continuing delays in the receipt of
mail, the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing
alternative methods to file claims to the DART royalty funds for
the year 2002. To ensure that their claims are timely received,
claimants are encouraged to file their DART claims online or by
fax, utilizing the special procedures described in the Federal Register
notice. Claims filed by fax must be received in the Office no later
than 5 p.m. E.S.T. on February 28, 2003. DART forms will be posted
later on the Office website.

Claims filed online must be received by the
Office's server no later than 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on February 28,
2003. Forms may also be hand-delivered to the Office or sent by
mail. However, the Office strongly urges claimants not to use the
mail as a means of filing their claims to the 2002 DART royalty
funds. Solely in the case of filing claims to the 2002 DART royalties
by fax or online, the Office waives the provision requiring an original
signature of the claimant or of a duly authorized representative
of the claimant (37 C.F.R. 259.3(b)). (read
details).